Colorado has sent a lot of individuals, and a lot of teams, to Foot Locker Nationals and NTN/NXN. More than you might think. Photo by Jeff Bliven.
Special to Colorado Track XC by Jeff Bliven
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Colorado has now had 35 boys finalists and 32 girls finalists.
1980 - Michelle Burt - 31st place - 19:59 (Honestly, I don't know anything about her. The only information provided on the Footlocker homepage is her place, time, name, region, and state. I'm sure somebody may be able to help out.)
1981 - Deahn Hendrixson - 31st - 18:58 - Northglenn, CO (I'm assumming she attended Northglenn H.S., again the results from these early years don't provide a lot of detail.)
1983 - Lize Brittin - 15th - 18:00 - Fairview H.S.
1984 - Lize Brittin - 7th - 17:39 - Fairview
1985 - Jon Hume - 4th - 14:51 - Green Mountain H.S.
1986 - Nathan Wright - 28th - 15:50 - Poudre H.S.
1987 - Chris Nelson - 7th - 15:15 - Florence H.S.
Eric Morrison - 8th - 15:17 - Poudre H.S. (an interesting aside here is that he is my brother-in-law)
Pat Dolan - 16th - 15:31 - Greeley Central H.S.
Sarah Schwald - 4th - 17:27 - Liberty H.S.
1988 - Kevin Herd - 30th - 16:16 - Rangeview H.S.
Melody Fairchild - 2nd - 17:18 - Boulder H.S.
Sarah Schwald - 5th - 17:39 - Liberty
Calley Nelson - 13th - 18:07 - Florence H.S.
Cruz Zarco - 16th - 18:13 - Sargent H.S.
1989 - Melody Fairchild - 1st - 17:05 - Boulder
Cruz Zarco - 8th - 17:51 - Sargent
Calley Nelson - 18th - 18:36 - Florence
1990 - A.J. Campbell - 22nd - 15:59 - Grand Junction H.S.
Melody Fairchild - 1st - 16:39 (existing course record at Morley Field in Balboa Park) - Boulder
Sarah DeMartini - 29th - 19:55 - Poudre H.S.
1991 - Adam Goucher - 13th - 15:41 - Doherty H.S.
Faith Harvel - 27th - 19:15 - Boulder H.S.
1992 - Adam Goucher - 15th - 15:47 - Doherty
Marne Findlay - 30th - 19:30 - Ponderosa H.S.
1993 - Adam Goucher - 1st - 14:41 - Doherty
1995 - Kerry Dugan - 21st - 18:34 - Boulder H.S.
1996 - Aaron Blondeau - 12th - 15:57 - Salida H.S.
2000 - Megan Kaltenbach - 18th- -18:06 - Smoky Hill H.S.
2001 - Bret Schoolmeester - 27th - 16:01 - Denver Christian H.S.
Megan Kaltenbach - 14th - 17:52 - Smoky Hill
2002 - Katelyn Kaltenbach - 7th - 17:50 - Smoky Hill
Megan Kaltenbach - 20th - 18:24 - Smoky Hill
2003 - Ryan Deak - 6th - 15:13 - Smoky Hill
Bradley Harkrader - 12th - 15:24- -Thornton H.S.
Katelyn Kaltenbach - 1st - 17:24 - Smoky Hill
Morgan Schulz - 11th - 17:56 - Smoky Hill
2004* - John McGuire - 4th - 15:27 - D'Evelyn H.S.
Mohamud Ige - 13th - 15:44 - Denver South H.S.
Whitney Anderson - 4th - 17:49 - Summit H.S.
Maddie McKeever - 9th - 18:14 - Heritage H.S.
Keara Sammons - 11th - 18:20 - Smoky Hill
Katelyn Kaltenbach - 15th - 18:28 - Smoky Hill
2005 - Mohamud Ige - 10th - 15:21 - Denver South H.S.
Daniel Roberts - 12th - 15:27 - Crested Butte Academy (I believe he didn't/couldn't compete in the State Meet)
Noah Shannon - 19th - 15:39 - Ft. Collins H.S.
Keara Sammons - 17th - 17:58 - Smoky Hill
2006 - Richard Medina - 18th - 15:52 - Grand Junction
Joseph Manilafasha - 25th - 16:07 - Denver North H.S.
Anguel Tolev - 27th - 16:09 - Thornton
Evan Appel - 29th - 16:12 - Dakota Ridge H.S.
Katie Vanatta - 4th - 17:57 - Ralston Valley H.S.
Kristen McGlynn - 35th - 19:14 - Platte Canyon H.S.
2007 - Bobby Nicolls - 18th - 15:44 - Regis Jesuit H.S.
Evan Appel - 21st - 15:48 - Dakota Ridge
Joseph Manilafasha - 22nd - 15:49 - Denver North
Kevin Williams - 26th - 15:52 - D' Evelyn
2008 - Evan Appel - 6th - 15:36 - Dakota Ridge
Joe DeMoor - 10th - 15:44 - Buena Vista H.S.
Andrew Berberick - 17th - 15:54 - Mullen H.S.
Joseph Manilafasha - 35th - 16:19 - Denver North
Allie McLaughlin - 5th - 17:34 - Air Academy H.S.
2009 - Walter Schafer - Cherry Creek, Scott Fauble - Wheat Ridge, Ryan Poland - Denver Christian, Danny Nicolls - Regis, Kelsey Lakowske - Boulder, places to be determined.
* - field size was increased from 32 to 40 participants in 2004
Champions: Melody Fairchild (twice), Adam Goucher, Katelyn Kaltenbach
Schools with multiple qualifiers (different athletes):
Boulder (4 - Fairchild, Harvel, Dugan, Lakowske), Denver Christian (2 -Schoolmeester, Poland),
D' Evelyn (2 - McGuire, Williams), Florence (2 - Chris and Calley Nelson), Grand Junction (2 - Campbell, Medina), Poudre (3 - Wright, Morrison, DeMartini), Regis (2 - Bobby and Danny Nicolls), Smoky Hill (5 - Megan and Katelyn Kaltenbach, Morgan Schulz, Keara Sammons, Ryan Deak), Thornton (2 - Harkrader, Tolev)
Most qualifiers total (number of appearances, regardless of athlete):
Smoky Hill - 10 (M. Kaltenbach x 3, K. Kaltenbach x 3, Sammons x 2, Schulz, Deak)
Boulder - 7 (Fairchild x 3, Harvel, Dugan, Lakowske)
Florence - 3 (Calley Nelson x 2, Chris Nelson)
Poudre - 3 (Wright, Morrison, DeMartini)
Dakota Ridge -3 (Appel)
Denver North - 3 (Manilafasha)
Doherty - 3 (Goucher)
Schools with both genders as qualifiers:
Smoky Hill
Florence
Poudre
Sibling qualifiers:
Callie and Chris Nelson - Florence
Megan and Katelyn Kaltenbach - Smoky Hill
Bobby and Danny Nicolls - Regis
NTN/NXN:
2004 NTN (subjective ranking system, 20 teams)
SISU XC (Smoky Hill girls) - 2nd
Team Members: Katelyn Kaltenbach - 4th, Keara Sammons - 5th, Morgan Schulz - 8th, Erin Stratton - 49th, Renee Mayer - 59th, Lindsey Dezman - 87th, Michelle Wenino - 99th
2005 NTN (subjective ranking system, 20 teams)
Rocky Mountain XC (Rocky Mountain girls) - 8th
Team Members: Dani Perry - 11th, Ellie Rastall - 16th, McKynzie Maher - 50th, Kristina Thomas - 70th, Kelli Breidenbach - 71st, Allison Poppe - 74th, Samantha Overholser - 91st,
CO Lady Knights (Fairview girls) - 17th
Team Members: Meredith MacGregor - 17th, Sarah Cocco - 72nd, Morgan Stumb - 96th, Alexis Skarda - 97th, Sabina Kunz - 116th, Erica Smith - 131st, Kate Osborn - 137th
Ft. Collins XC (Ft. Collins boys) - 9th
Team Members: Noah Shannon - 3rd, Tyler Abbey - 21st, Jonathan Kittell - 42nd, Paul Brown - 53rd, William Everett - 88th, Bryant Mason - 89th, Clif Campbell - 126th
2007 NTN (regional qualifying meet, 22 teams)
Ft. Collins RC (Ft. Collins girls) - 7th
Team Members: Lisa Reyna - 22nd, Miranda Benzel - 25th, Rachel Viger - 40th, Tati Ogan - 56th, Kirsten Follett - 98th, Kelsey Follett - 124th, Denise Chilson - 148th
2008 NXN (regional qualifying meet, 22 teams + 45 individuals)
Ft. Collins XC (Ft. Collins girls) - 7th
Team Members: Miranda Benzel - 36th, Rachel Viger - 54th, Marci Witczak - 62nd, Tati Ogan - 94th, Kirsten Follett - 130th, Denise Chilson - 185th, Abigail Miller - 195th
Colorado Springs XC (The Classical Academy girls) - 13th
Team Members: Kaitlin Hanenburg - 17th, Emily LaValley - 60th, Shelby Stableford - 119th, Kelsey Brown - 135th, Emily Husted - 136th, Elaina Turley - 149th, Kassie Mazzocco - 153rd
Individuals:
Eleanor Fulton - Highlands Ranch XC - 3rd
Kristen Kientz - Highlands Ranch XC - 48th
Laura Tremblay - Loveland XC (Thompson Valley) - 85th
Dart Schwaderer - Wheat Ridge XC - 23rd
Kevin Johnson - Peyton XC (Falcon) - 87th
2009 NXN (regional qualifying meet, 22 teams + 45 individuals)
Ft. Collins XC (Ft. Collins girls) - 3rd
Team Members: Rachel Viger - 35th, Erin Hooker - 40th, Marci Witczak - 46th, Kirsten Follett - 62nd, Denise Chilson - 116th, Maddie Staab - 124th, Taleah McClintock - 145th
Pikes Peak XC (TCA girls) - 9th
Team Members: Kaitlin Hanenburg - 18th, Emily LaValley - 31st, Shelby Stableford - 81st, Meredith Sloan - 146th, Elaina Turley - 167th, Brittany Droogsma - 173rd, Nicole Sassaman - 176th
Individuals:
Eleanor Fulton - Highlands Ranch - 5th
Heather Bates - Pine Creek - 39th
Becky Schmitt - Thompson Valley - 53rd
Kailie Hartman - Loveland - 80th
Schools with multiple teams:
Fort Collins - 4
The Classical Academy - 2
Schools with teams from both genders:
Fort Collins